Attorneys from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press are representing three news outlets in a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Pennsylvania State University policy that censors the speech of the school’s trustees, making it harder for journalists to report news about the state’s largest university.
In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, the Centre Daily Times, Spotlight PA and statecollege.com argue that changes to Penn State’s bylaws in 2024 and 2025 infringe on journalists’ First Amendment rights to receive information from members of the board of trustees who wish to speak with them about university affairs.
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